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CDC: Frozen Fruit Pulp Linked To 3 Calif. Typhoid Cases
ATLANTA — Health officials are investigating an outbreak of typhoid fever that has been linked to a frozen tropical fruit product used to make smoothies. Seven cases have been confirmed — three in...
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Vaccinations Are High, But Measles Shots Decline
ATLANTA (AP) — Health officials say vaccination rates for toddlers remain high, but they are concerned about an overall drop in measles vaccinations. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on...
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Report: 1 In 4 Young Adults Are Binge Drinkers
ATLANTA (CBS) — Federal health officials say twenty-five percent of young adults in the U.S. report they engaged in binge drinking within the past 30 days, federal health officials say. A report by the...
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Parents Opt Out Of Kids’ Vaccinations Over Autism Fears
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Despite the re-emergence of measles in Southern California, a new study shows many parents are opting not to vaccinate their child over increased fears of links to autism. The U.S....
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CDC: 1 In 3 Americans Vaccinated For Flu
NEW YORK (AP) — The flu season is just getting under way, and health officials say already about 1 in 3 Americans have gotten vaccinated. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta says...
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Feds To Cut Fluoride Levels In US Tap Water
LOS ANGELES (CBS/AP) — Is loss of bone density and other potentially harmful side effects worth saving the American public a few extra cavities? Federal health officials no longer think so, which is...
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CDC: More Strokes Hitting Young, Middle-Aged People
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Doctors are reporting an alarming rise in strokes among young and middle-aged Americans even as the disease declines among older people. They think the obesity epidemic may be...
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Poll: Cold, Flu Season Worst In Years
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — If you’re sniffling and sneezing your way through early 2011, you’re not alone: the number of Americans are fighting off cold and flu symptoms is at its highest in over two years. A...
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Pontiac Fever Suspected In Playboy Mansion Outbreak
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — County health officials continue to track down the source of an illness that cause over 170 people to fall ill after attending an event at the Playboy Mansion. The outbreak of...
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CDC: 21,000 Contracted Whooping Cough Last Year
ATLANTA (AP) — Federal health officials say more than 21,000 people got whooping cough last year, many of them children and teens. That’s the highest number since 2005 and among the worst years in more...
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CDC: A Third Of Americans Sleep Less Than 7 Hours A Night
ATLANTA (AP) — More than a third of U.S. adults sleep less than seven hours a night, and many of them report troubles concentrating, remembering and even driving. The Centers for Disease Control and...
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US Life Expectancy Surpasses 78, A New Record
ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. life expectancy has hit another all-time high, rising above 78 years. The estimate of 78 years and 2 months is for a baby born in 2009, and comes from a preliminary report released...
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Obesity Costs Take Toll On Bank Accounts
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Being overweight or obese can cost you more than good health, it’s also hitting your wallet hard. According to a study by George Washington University’s School of Public Health and...
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CDC: Preparing For A Disaster Like Preparing For Zombie Attack
The Centers For Disease Control And Prevention wants the public to be ready in case of a zombie attack. The idea is that getting ready for zombies is the sort of preparedness needed to survive a...
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CDC: Lead Poisoning In Adults Is Down
ATLANTA (AP) — Federal health officials say the lead poisoning rate for U.S. adults has fallen by more than half in the last 15 years, but it remains unusually high in Pennsylvania, Missouri and...
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Cargill Announces Recall Of 36M Pounds Of Ground Turkey
LOS ANGELES (CBS/AP) — The United States Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that Cargill is recalling 36 million pounds of ground turkey that was linked to a death in California and 76...
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California Lettuce Recall Spreads To 19 States, Canada
SALINAS, Calif. (CBS/AP) — A California farm that issued a voluntary lettuce recall over listeria contamination concerns says its notice has gone out to 19 states and Canada. True Leaf Farms of Salinas...
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Flu Shots and Where To Get Them
Man Getting Flu Shot (credit: JEFF HAYNES/AFP/Getty Images) The Mayo Clinic reports that the flu season usually starts between late Fall and early Winter. That makes now an optimal time to protect...
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Officials Warn West Nile Virus ‘Endemic’ In LA County
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Officials are warning Los Angeles County residents to take steps to avoid catching the West Nile virus as dozens of lives are claimed across the nation. KNX 1070’s Ed Mertz...
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Trader Joe’s Orders Recall Of Creamy Salted Valencia Peanut Butter
LOS ANGLES (CBSLA.com) — Trader Joe’s has announced a recall of one of their creamy peanut butter brands over a health-related concern. Authorities announced the recall of Trader Joe’s Creamy Salted...
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